Insurance Business Canada Awards 2019 | Insurance Business Canada | 12 August 2019 | Liberty Grand Toronto, 25 British Columbia Rd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada

Since its inception in 2016, the Insurance Business Canada Awards has become the biggest independent awards event for the Canadian insurance industry. 21 award categories are designed to recognize outstanding individuals and organizations — such as brokers, insurers, underwriters, MGAs and risk managers — and to showcase their achievements over the past 12 months. The Insurance Business Awards continues to inspire an industry fostered on leadership, service, innovation, support and principle, all of which have continuously driven the industry forward.

BROKERAGE NETWORK / CLUSTER OF THE YEAR:
• BrokerLink
• Canadian Broker Network
• Excel Insurance Group
• GTI Broker Group Inc.
• Huestis Insurance Group
• InsureLine Brokers
• Prolink Broker Network - Winner
• The InsureBC Group

THE DSB CLAIMS AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (10 STAFF OR MORE):
• A.P. Reid Insurance
• Armour Insurance Brokers
• Elevate Insurance Brokers Inc.
• ELM Insurance Brokers Inc.
• HighStreet Insurance Group Inc. - Winner
• KTX Insurance Brokers
• McLean Hallmark Insurance Group
• Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
• Sharp Insurance
• Surex Direct

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 10 STAFF):
• Canopy Insurance
• InSureU! Broker Inc.
• KASE Insurance
• Levitt Insurance Brokers Ltd. - Winner
• Servo Insurance Brokers Inc.
• Wells Insurance Services

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR:
• Frank Piluso - Aon Canada
• Katherine E Ferrante - ARAG Services Corporation
• Sheldon Williams - Dream Insurance
• Lindsay Donelson - FirstOnSite Restoration - Winner
• Julia Fischer - Intact Insurance
• Carmen Kehyeian - Intact Insurance
• Alan Spruin - RSA Canada

DIGITAL INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR:
• April Marine
• Economical Insurance
• FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada - Winner
• InsureLine Brokers
• LowestRates.ca
• Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
• Surex Direct

EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE BY A BROKERAGE:
• Armour Insurance Brokers ltd.
• BFL Canada (Kitchener)
• Costen Insurance
• Gillons Insurance Brokers
• KASE Insurance
• Leibel Insurance Group
• Levitt Insurance Brokers Ltd.
• Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc. - Winner
• Sharp Insurance
• Stanhope Simpson Insurance Limited

THE CANSURE AWARD FOR INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR
• Filip Ambroziak - Ambroziak & Rao Insurance Brokers Inc.
• Tammy McCarthy - Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd. - Winner
• Andrea Hadlington - CCV Insurance
• Kevin Stedman - Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc.
• Jurenda Jacobs - KASE Insurance
• Dan Ivans - KTX Insurance Brokers Ltd
• Blair Tinianov - Louis Meier Insurance Brokers LTD
• Chris Sikorski - Magna Insurance Group
• Calvin Lim - UWinsure
• Sean McKechnie - Zehr Insurance Brokers Ltd.

INSURANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE:
• BFL Canada
• Bryson Insurance
• Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Cansure
• CNA Canada
• Economical Insurance
• Nacora Insurance Brokers Ltd.
• Sharp Insurance
• Special Risk Insurance Managers Ltd.
• Surex Direct
• The Great-West Life Assurance Company
• Trillium Mutual Insurance Company - Winner
• Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
• Wynward Insurance Group

LIFE & HEALTH INSURER OF THE YEAR:
• Empire Life - Winner
• Foresters Financial
• Industrial Alliance
• SSQ Financial Group
• Sun Life
• The Great-West Life Assurance Company

MGA OF THE YEAR:
• ABEX Affiliated Brokers Exchange Inc.
• April Canada
• Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Cansure
• CHES Special Risk Inc.
• Encon Group
• K&K Insurance Canada
• PAL Insurance Brokers Canada
• Ridge Canada
• Signature Risk Partners Inc.
• Special Risk Insurance Managers Ltd. - Winner

THE BURNS & WILCOX CANADA AWARD FOR BIG BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
• Aon Canada
• Archway Insurance
• BFL Canada
• CapriCMW Insurance
• HUB International Limited
• McDougall Insurance & Financial
• Navacord Inc.
• Rogers Insurance
• Western Financial Group
• Westland Insurance Group Ltd. - Winner
• Willis Towers Watson

THE CNA CANADA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd.
• Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Nacora Insurance Brokers Ltd.
• Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
• Sharp Insurance
• Special Risk Insurance Managers Ltd.
• Sun Life Financial
• The Great-West Life Assurance Company
• Trillium Mutual Insurance Company
• Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
• Truman Insurance Agency Inc - Winner

THE DKI CANADA AWARD FOR P&C INSURER OF THE YEAR:
• Aviva Canada
• CAA Insurance
• CNA Canada - Winner
• Economical Insurance
• Intact
• Liberty International Underwriters Canada
• Markel Canada
• Northbridge Insurance
• Portage Mutual Insurance
• Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
• Wynward Insurance Group

THE EMPIRE LIFE AWARD FOR LIFE & HEALTH ADVISOR OF THE YEAR
• Joshua Krenus - Alteri Insurance
• Andrew W. Bradley - AndrewWBradley.ca Financial Services
• Chris Gory - Insurance Portfolio Financial Services
• Ryan Riffel - KnightArcher Insurance Brokers Ltd.
• Samuel Waxman - Milliennial Financial Group - Winner
• Gavin Mosley - Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc.
• Jason Pereira - Woodgate Financial Inc.

THE FIRST INSURANCE FUNDING OF CANADA AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY:
• Barry F. Lorenzetti - BFL Canada - Recipient

THE INSURANCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE READERS' CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN:

• Aviva Canada
• CAA Club Group
• Cansure
• Economical Insurance
• Kanetix.ca
• Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company - Winner

THE INSURANCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE READERS' CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER:
• ClearPay Corp. - Winner
• Goose Digital
• iv3 Solutions
• Keal Technology
• Kronos Technologies
• Opta Information Intelligence
• ProNavigator
• Trufla Technology

THE IV3 SOLUTIONS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RISK MANAGEMENT:
• City of Brampton's Risk & Insurance Team
• City of St. John's
• Intech Risk Management
• Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. - WINNER
• Trillium Mutual Insurance Company

THE PAL INSURANCE BROKERS AWARD FOR YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR:
• Cole Leitch - Avant Insurance Brokers Ltd.
• Ryan Burns - Cowan Insurance Group
• Mitch MacLellan - Founders Insurance Group
• Thomas Watson Jr. - Guardsman Insurance Services Inc
• Matthew Studley - HUB International
• Dina Godinho - Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc. - Winner
• Arian Ebrahimi - KASE Insurance
• Daniel Italiano - Oracle RMS Insurance Risk Management Services Inc.
• Mike Boynton - PBL Insurance
• Victoria Stanhope - Stanhope Simpson Insurance Limited
• Imran Pira - Willis Towers Watson

THE WINMAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLAIMS SERVICE:
• ClaimsPro LP
• Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
• DSB Claims - Winner
• Louis Meier Insurance Broker LTD
• The Co-operators
• Trillium Mutual Insurance Company
• Wynward Insurance Group

THE STEAMATIC AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION:
• Jo-Anne MacDonald - ARAG Services Corporation
• Sukhdeep Kang - Armour Insurance Brokers ltd.
• Tracy Makris - Bryson Insurance
• Jodie Kaufman Davis - Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Heather Matthews - Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
• Alice Keung - Economical Insurance
• Marilyn Horrick - Senior Insurance Executive & Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade
• Monica Woldring - InsureLine Brokers
• Dianna Fioravanti-Ashikwe - Nacora Insurance Brokers Ltd.
• Cathy Lipe - Sharp Insurance
• Heather Masterson - Travelers Canada - Winner
• Loris Clarke - Whitley Insurance & Financial Services